Hanger-support for tanks, basins, and the like.



No. 818,587. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. P. J. VBITGH.

HANGER SUPPORT FOR TANKS, BASINS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.7,1903.

WITNESSES: INVEN TOR fiecZWY'c/hfiZ'ZZ/L A 7TOHNE YS UNITED PA IENTOFFICE.

FREDERICK J. VEITCH, OF NEIV YOhK, N. Y. HANGER-SUPPORT FOR TANKS,BASINS, AND THE LIKE.

N 0. 818,587. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 24:, 1906.Application filed November 7,1903- Serial No, 180,211

if Z wall, illustrating the method of using myim- Be it known that I,FREDERICK J. YEIfroii, proved hanger. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective acitizen of the United States, and a resident view of one part of thehanger that is adapted of the city of New York, borough of Manhatto besecured fixedly to thetank, and Fig. 4 is tan, in the county and Stateof New York, a similar perspective view of the other memhave inventednew and useful Improvements ber of the hanger which is designed forattachin Hanger-Supports for Tanks, Basins, and ment to the wall. 7

the Like, of which the following is a full, clear, In the embodiment ofthe invention shown and exact description. by the accompanying drawings,A designates 10 My invention relates to means for suspenda tank adaptedfor use in connection with a 65 ing tanks, basins, and kindred plumbingap water-closet, and B indicates a section of a pliances from the wallsof rooms, apartments, wall on which the tank A is adapted to be susandother places in dwellings, buildings, and pended by a hanger, which isconstructed in the like. accordance with the present invention. As

I 5 Prior to my invention the most common shown, the tank A is providedin its rear side 7 way of supporting tanks or the like on a wall with aspace, recess, or chamber adapted for consisted in arranging it to reston brackets the reception of the cooperating parts of the which areaffixed to the wall. It has also hanger, said recesses or chamberbeingformed been proposed to lodge the rearedge of a tank by setting the backwall of the tank a little in on a wall-cleat, and to supportshelf-brackets advance of the side walls and the bottom, as 75 by havingthem interlock with a wall-clcat. clearly shown by Figs. 1 and 2. Fromthe All such prior devices, however, have not bottom portion of the tankleads a pipe found favor with the trade, because they are adapted toconvey the water to a bowl or to open to objections from a practicalstand any other place of discharge.

point, chief among which is the insecurity of The hanger of my inventionconsists of the 80 attachment to the wall and the exposure tocooperating members a b, thesame being each view of the means forsupporting the tank or made of metal in the form represented more basin.clearly by Figs. 3 and l. The member (1 con- The present improvement isdesigned to afsists of a body portion 5 and a flange 8, said 0 fordmeans by which a tank or basin may be flange being 111 one piece withthe body por- 8 5 suspended from a wall as distinguished from tion 5 andinclined at an obtuse angle thereto. prior devices which support thetank or basin Said flange is joined with the upper edge of from below,an important feature of the new the plate and inclined downwardly andrear suspension devices being that they are wholly wardly therefrom, soas to have an overlapconcealed from view by the tank or basin pingrelation to the bodyportion 5,and therc 9 4o practically all pointsintermediate of its memberhas a pluralityofopenings 6,through 95 5 bersof the hanger and causing the tank to cate corresponding parts in allthe figures. the screws 11 or other equivalent fasteners I 5 through apart of the tank and a section of the which they are designed to hang onthe wall. by provide a tapering space between said Another feature of myimprovement conflange and the plate or body. The member a sists in animproved construction of the is secured rigidlyto the tank A, near theuphanger by which the tank is suspended at per portion thereof, and thebody 5 of said length and by which the upper part of the which areadapted to be passed the screws tank is drawn rearwardly against thewall by 7, the latter being embedded in the back wall the weight of saidtank, thus insuring a firm of the tank, as shown more clearly by Fig. 2.

interlocking engagement between the mem- The other member 7) of thehanger consists of a plate 9, having a plurality of perforations I 10and an inclined top edge 12. The perforations 10 are shown as beingarranged in rows longitudinally and transversely of the plate 9, andthrough certain of these openings pass hang closely against the Wall.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, wherein like characters of reference indi- Figure 1is a plan View showing my invenfor the purpose of securing the platefirmly tion in connection with a water-closet tank I against the walland the studding. which is adapted to be suspended on the wall. Animportant feature of my invention con- Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesectional view sists in the arrangement of the hanger members a, b, inthe space or chamber at the rear 1 the upper part of the tank in a wayto draw that the member I) may be fastened securely to the wall in aposition for its upper and having a recess lower edges to lie within thetop and bottom portions of the tank, the flange 12 of said member I)lying at an angle to the wall, so as to form a continuous ledge orshoulder which is adapted for engagement with the hanger member a. Thismember a is secured to the back wall of the tank within the space orchamber, and it occupies a horizontal position continuously along thelength of the."

tank near and below the top edge of the latter. Said member a is adaptedfor engagement with the member I) by arranging the inclined flange 8 ofthe member a to engage with the continuous inclined ledge afforded bythe flange 12 of the member I). The arrangement of the two inclinedflanges on the respective members secures a wedging engagement betweenthe parts, and this has a tendency to draw the parts firmly intooverlapping, tight, and solid engagement by the weight of the tank andthe load supported thereby.

From this description it is clear that the tank A is suspended entirelyby the hanger hom the wall, and'this suspension is secured by deviceswhich are operated by the weight of the tank to draw said devices intowedging engagement, and thereby draw the tank firmly against the wall.My devices do not provide for supporting the tank by any contrivance onwhich the tank rests and which is exposed to view; but, on the contrary,my improved hanger is wholly concealed from view by the tank,and itoperates to suspend said tank backwardly against the wall, so as to havea firm bearing thereon.

Although I have shown and described my improvements in connection with atank A, it is evident that the use of the improvements is not limitedspecifically to tanks of the character mentioned, because I may employthe hanger in connection with a washstand, basin, or other kinds ofvessels used in the plumbers trade. It is customary to use washstandswhich have a recess on the side next to the wall, and this recess isutilized to provide for the reception of the hanger, as well as topermit the entrance of the supplypipes, my hanger being wholly out ofthe way of the pipes and the devices for connecting them to the basin.

Having thus described my invention, what ceived in a tapering I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent, is-

1. The combination of a suitable vessel a wall-plate lying within saidrecess and provided at its upper edge with an inclined flange presentinga continuous'horizontal ledge inclining downwardly toward a wall, andanother plate fastened to and ranging lengthwise of the tank, said platehaving a rearwardly and downwardly inclined flange arranged to rest onthe ledge of the wall-plate; the'weight of the vessel tending to drawthe inclined surfaces of the two plates into wedging engagement, wherebythe vessel is drawn by gravity against the wall. 2. The combination of asuitable vessel, with a wall-plate having an inclined upper edge forminga horizontal ledge, and another plate ranging lengthwise of the'vesseland provided with a downwardly-inclined flange which rests on theinclined edge of the wallplate; said ledge of the wall-plate beingrespace between the vessel-plate and the inclined flange thereof.

3. As anew article of manufacture, a hanger for a tank or other plumbersvessel comprising a wall-plate having an inclined top edge forming acontinuous ledge and provided in its body with a plurality of rows ofapertures,

' and a cooperating tank-plate having a downwardly-inclined flange whichprojects rearwardly "from the same; said inclined flange and theinclined edge of the two plates being arranged for wedging engagement.

4. The combination of a hanger member having means for fasteningthe sameto awall, said hanger member having the top edge thereof inclinedupwardly and away from the plane of the member, and said edge ranginglengthwise of the member, a vessel, an another hanger member fixed tothe vessel and provided with a downwardly-inclined flange which liesbeyond the plane of the vessel, said flange overlapping the inclined topedge of the wall member and cooperating therewith in. drawing the vesseltoward the wall member and in supporting said vessel independently ofother supporting means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK J. VEITCH.

WVitnesses ADOLPH H. BAUER, Dow F. LAWRIN.

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